Would you call TNA a UK promotion??

[Guest belushiknuxx]

Due to the large downward spiral that TNA is on in the us, But thriving due to been on free tv in the Uk would you call TNA the UK's wrestling company over WWE? In my opinion i feel TNA take the UK into consideration over WWE (I relise that paige shamus and barrett are champs atm but how long will that last really?) it IS a good time for UK fans in WWE atm (Maybe to promote upcoming tour) However i feel that TNA is more intouch with the UK market place, however saying this i havent watched TNA since the mid Aces and Eights angle when i it started to flatline and Dixie became on screen Heel (she makes me cringe more than vickie guerrero IMO) let me know what you think.

[etz 78]

Not really, no. They may consider the UK more, but in most UK peoples minds WWE = wrestling.

[DC 536]

WWE have been touring the UK for a much longer period of time, put forth two tours every year and when they are over film episodes of RAW and Smackdown.

 

I don't see how you could even begin to think that TNA give the UK fans more than WWE does.

[dsrchris 190]

There was a point where TNA could have done big business in the UK. But that point where you stopped watching, it's kinda been downhill ever since there. There's the odd glimmer in TNA, but for the most part it's just plain horrendous recently.

 

It's not the UK's promotion. In fact, Challenge TV probably need to start looking into a better way of promoting UK Wrestling over TNA, and showing us more of that, if anything.

[Guest Magic]

Yeah stick ICW in the TNA slot. That would rule. Would probably be off air in a month though...

[ViciousPrism 177]

TNA do in fact consider us a bit more when it comes to meet & greet situations, but it doesn't really mean much considering in the broad sense, TNA is the drizzling shits. They sent Gunner to do a solo meet & greet at Wembley a couple of weeks ago. Borash and Simon Rothstein seem to organize a ton of UK Fan Parties too. We get a ton more TNA programming than US does, since Xplosion is international, British Boot Camp was for us, etc. But WWE still blows them away, faaaaaaaaaar and away.

[Guest belushiknuxx]

i love seeing what people think thanks guys

[Guest Jayfunk]

I may be wrong but doesn't tna beat wwe in tv ratings in the UK? Or at least they were

[Guest John Hancock]

I may be wrong but doesn't tna beat wwe in tv ratings in the UK? Or at least they were

 

It's a tricky one, because Impact is, or at least was, available in more homes than RAW, because Sky Sports is a premium package. I know there was a time when Impact was beating RAW, but the numbers are pretty small on both sides. Something like 130,000ish for RAW, and 160,000ish for Impact, something like that. I'm not sure how it is now though.

[Omega 354]

I may be wrong but doesn't tna beat wwe in tv ratings in the UK? Or at least they were

 

Straws grasped.

[Guest ThaMitchaz]

Agreed.

[Guest sanJmaru]

Considering it's still based out of the US, I'd say no.

[Omega 354]

Jeremy Borash has been doing promotional work for TNA in the UK and was asked on the v2 Wrestling podcast what he would change if he ran TNA. Borash replied:

 

“Move it to London. The fan base is a huge missed opportunity. The production in the U.K. is miles ahead of anything that is in the U.S., and I have no idea why, but I am a huge fan of the production values over here. I would use that production, and take advantage of how passionate the crowd is.”

 

So JB thinks TNA could be a UK promotion.

[Guest Jayfunk]

isn't it moving to New York?

[Guest John Hancock]

isn't it moving to New York?

 

I think that's only a temporary tour.